There are lots of things that Americans have given us which, quite frankly, we would be better off without: twerking, peanut butter and jam sandwiches, Trump…but there is one really fabulous thing that the Americans do have that we really should think about adopting as our own: Thanksgiving. Quite the best of all holidays, Thanksgiving […]
Hallowe’en is over, the scary costumes packed away for another year. Bonfire night is done, thank goodness, no more bangs, crashes or sparklers in the garden, freaking out Mum/the dog/the neighbours’ baby. Some very low-rate celebrity has been wheeled into town to turn on the festive lights. This means only one thing: it’s official. We […]
The Purple Poppy Many of us, young and old, choose to wear a poppy in November to show our respect for those who died fighting in the First World War and the conflicts that have followed it. This Sunday at NHHQ, animal-lovers that we are, we will be also wearing our Purple Poppies with pride. […]
